With an increase in players looking for something different out of GTA:O, many turn to car meets. Car meets are popular in racing games such as Forza and offer something unique that no other form of activity can copy. The feeling of a good car meet is splendid; where people are relaxed yet attentive and everyone in the lobby is like a childhood friend. Now I understand how overwhelming it may seem to join a popular car meet where the host is well known and is usually part of a crew that's holding these meets to actually recruit. This isn't that at all. I'm known for my feedback and pictures but trust me when I say that I am just like you, that this isn't to recruit you and such. You sign up, you attend, you enjoy. There are a few rules to follow, though:

Rules:
- a mic will be required. No Kinect mics.
- sexism/racism/general hateful insults will not be tolerated.
- while this is a laid-back type of event, everyone must behave themselves.
- players joining on the intend of trolling/killing others/blowing up cars will be blacklisted from future events.============================================================How to Join:
This post will be edited and will always show all details of the next car meet in the Car Meet Information section. That way you can avoid reading all this gibberish next time and get the information quickly and effectively. I encourage to use this thread to show interest in the next car meet rather than sending me Xbox LIVE messages, though those without an account can feel free to message me on Xbox One about the next car meet.============================================================Definition of a Car Meet:
A car meet, by GTA:O standards, is puzzling. Some meets have you parked in a parking lot for 40 minutes with everyone bringing their whole garage over while other meets have players cruise around the map. A car meet, at its most basic point, is where a group of cars meet one another. While this thread is called a car meet, we will be cruising around the map, having races/drag races and I'll try to include special requirements such as...who can get to a certain location first and rob the store or who can do 5 laps around the inside of the prison and reach Paleto Bay first with the police chasing them. I also hold Minigame Night where we play minigames, tons of fun for all!============================================================Posting Pictures & Videos:
I've had the opportunity to be showcased in video form by different players such as Arctic Yuki, steve dogg 51, Yello Cactus and OutkastRyder as well as most attendees posting great pictures! I encourage all to post pictures as they're a great way to look back at the good times. I will always post pictures of every meet I host - for those to remember or see what they've missed. Posts have a limit on how many pictures it can hold (40 pictures per post) and car meets may have more than 40 pictures. Each car meet date will be noted at the bottom of the page along with the post number of this topic they appear on to view the pictures of that meet. Pictures will always be linked to the post as it makes it easier to find a particular meet.============================================================Voting/Judging Contest & My View on "Worst of Show":
Voting will be present in most of my meets as it's a great way to encourage players to bring out beautiful cars. Voting categories will typically be specific instead of generalized as I hate voting in meets with categories that weren't thought of before the meet. One thing that's angering me about some car meets is how hosts believe having a "worst of show" category is acceptable. Not only is this selfish and ego-boosting but it is a form of public humiliation for the owner of that car. Unless the owner wants to win that category and has set out to make his car the ugliest possible, of course. To vote a car "worst of show" is to agree that all cars at the meet are near perfect and one is the ugly duckling. I will never promote "worst of show" and none of my meets will feature this theme. It's ruining the car meet community. Imagine a new player joining his first meet and joins a meet that doesn't have that category - he might go on to host his own meets from being inspired. Now imagine him joining a meet and his car gets voted "worst of show". He'll question his taste and be doubtful to join car meets in the future. I've got no respect for anyone promoting this.============================================================Knowing Your Host (a little bit about me):
My Xbox LIVE gamertag is DignifiedTick and I used to be part of a small yet focused group called DigitalAllStars. We spawned from the F3CC (Forza 3 Cruise Club) forums after some members made a dispute with the staff. The staff decided to make a fresh start and DigitalAllStars (DAS) was born. While it isn't active anymore, to this day I still get messages of people that see our stuff on Youtube (which, I'll be honest isn't the best stuff there is but then again it is 5+ years old - look it up!). I've hosted many cruises and I know what makes a good cruise and a bad cruise. While my experience is within the Forza world, I feel capable of doing GTA:O cruises. We'll be taking pictures where most people in car meets usually don't go to and do events most people don't usually think of. But there's a lot of creative hosts out there and I'm constantly amazed by their ideas. I know my stuff but I still have lots to learn. We all do.============================================================Videos & What Else To Expect:

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I'll be adding videos that are well done and showcase what the car meet community has to offer...which isn't exactly car meets. It's actually showing you what else you can find in the car meet community. Outkast, a really good friend of mine, made a little trailer/teaser from one of my minigame nights. Check it out!

*Invites are sent out 5-10 minutes before the meeting time. There used to be an "Extras" list but due to bigger lobby size this is now unnecessary. *=============================================================Blacklist:

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Here are players that have caused trouble such as blowing up cars and killing players purposely in car meets and events from my own events to events that I have attended. All cases have been witnessed by me and thus I stand by my decision of blacklisting them from future events. I will also warn any hosts of blacklisted players that try to sign up to their event. Some cases have links as proof, others do not as I cannot find the post but will nonetheless stay here. Players with ill intends must be called out for the car community to grow healthily.

As of late 2015, the blacklist has been divided into two: Xbox One and Xbox 360. Please feel free to use both lists to aid you in your research in finding which players are trolls.================================================================================Xbox One:

CHD x EXOTIC:Banned for being a general cock. I'm honestly not quite sure what happened in the video below but Ryan shooting you would point it as him the trouble maker. The fact he stayed for the rest of the game and talking to us makes him a step better than you. Also, we can hear a shotgun at the start which, I assume, is EXOTIC's shotgun (automatic), which would explain why my van caught on fire so quickly (to which I ran to move it away from the other cars). Feel free to PM me if you want to tell me your side of the story, EXOTIC.http://gtaforums.com...e/?p=1068107125

SouthG33k for killing players - yes, he was provoked but continued ramming and not listening made some players short-fused. He retaliated by blowing most cars in the lobby.http://gtaforums.com...g/?p=1067374165================================================================================

Warned List:

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The players below have been warned on little things. If your name is here you shouldn't worry as a warning is a tap on the wrist for accidents and such. This is more for my personal use as too many warnings lead to a blacklist and I can refer to this list of how many warnings a player has. Warnings last for a long time but can be cleared by acting properly at an event that I attend.

Xbox One:
zFluxey & zGrizles: Warned on suspicion of firing weapons/blowing up vehicles in the first half of the meet (lowrider section). Warning due to unclear proof. Game clip below shows Ryanhttp://gtaforums.com...e/?p=1068107125

DUMPYDRAGONEX: Warned due to staying away from group while making extremely loud "tapping" noises in the mic - like a drum machine. Asked to stop once, immediately repeated "tapping". It's seriously not an offense but if you come back in another meet pulling this I'll at least have tabs on you doing this.http://gtaforums.com...e/?p=1068107125

Below is a list of hosts that are the best at what they do, may it be offroading, cruising or simply making everyone laugh. It's very hard to find hosts that I see as "the best" and thus very few will appear here. In no way is it an honor of some sorts to be featured here...but it's worth noting that these hosts will guarantee that everyone has a good time.

Below are meets that I recommend - that I've joined and know the host is good and ensuring you'll have a great time. This list is updated whenever a meet I'm interested in pops up. This list currently holds 7 different timezones - if yours isn't here please tell me so via a comment or message and I'll add it to future meets. Want your own meet here? Make your post interesting and I might join your meet!

NO MEETS FOR THE MOMENT!

*Do you enjoy my meets? Please give this post a like or drop a comment! It honestly motivates me to keep doing these meets!*

THE DERTE 1

*like button. This dude's legit. Always a good time rollin with Tick. I like the blacklist. Frowned on, or not, the trolls should be put on blast. These meets are for getting together to chill and cruise/race whatever. It's also pretty prevalent from people's meet posts; they don't want to deal with killing and blowing up sh*t. I for one will be paying attention to the trolls and will add them to the blacklist as I come across them. May even make a separate thread for a blacklist

livejoker

Please mention if you have a mic (which I know you do but it's required by the original post so edit that in your post).
Also, you can see there's space by looking at the list of players at the bottom of the original post.

Kato X91

Please mention if you have a mic (which I know you do but it's required by the original post so edit that in your post).
Also, you can see there's space by looking at the list of players at the bottom of the original post.